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By Jason Taylor Jan 19, 2021 IOWA - A Latino civil rights group is adding its support for the legislative demands from the Iowa BLM Coalition. The League of United Latin American Citizens backs the agenda, which includes legalizing marijuana and repealing several laws. Other priorities include a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of people convicted of a felony. Some state lawmakers also support some demands from the BLM Coalition, which is made up of Black Lives Matter groups f...

By Jason Taylor Jan 19, 2021 IOWA - A Latino civil rights group is adding its support for the legislative demands from the Iowa BLM Coalition. The League of United Latin American Citizens backs the agenda, which includes legalizing marijuana and repealing several laws. Other priorities include a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of people convicted of a felony. Some state lawmakers also support some demands from the BLM Coalition, which is made up of Black Lives Matter groups f...

AP The U.S. Capitol is seen the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. The day after pro-Trump extremists broke into the U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress certification of U.S. electoral college results, Iowans are still processing what it all means. This hour, we reflect and consider how best to move forward. Co-hosts Charity Nebbe and Ben Kieffer talk with leaders from across the state to put the events of ...

New law gives office more authority over police misconduct investigations Democratic Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller meets Dec. 30, 2019, with journalists in his office in the Hoover State Office Building in Des Moines. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Democratic Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker speaks Oct. 3 about the importance of voting and community leadership during the Black Men’s March in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) Democratic state Rep. Ras Smith of Waterloo speaks Oct. 3 ...

Iowa attorney general hasnt convicted a law enforcement officer in force cases since at least 2004 The Associated Press © Brian Powers/The Register Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller poses for a portrait at his office on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Des Moines. Miller is the longest currently serving attorney general in the nation, currently serving his 10th 4 year term in office. When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-yea...

Iowa attorney general hasnt convicted a law enforcement officer in force cases since at least 2004 The Associated Press © Brian Powers/The Register Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller poses for a portrait at his office on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Des Moines. Miller is the longest currently serving attorney general in the nation, currently serving his 10th 4 year term in office. When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-yea...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-year-old Black man got out of his car and ran. Jones escaped one officer’s tackle and carried a handgun as he fled through a neighborhood in Burlington, Iowa. Police yelled for him to drop his weapon before Officer Chris Chiprez fired seven times, missing Jones. Jones ditched the gun, ran down an alley and into a backyard, and laid on the ground as Chiprez pursued. Chiprez s...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-year-old Black man got out of his car and ran.Jones escaped one officer’

2020/12/24 03:11 FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Iowa attorney general Tom Miller speaks in Iowa City, Iowa. To determine whether Burlington officer Chris Ch... FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Iowa attorney general Tom Miller speaks in Iowa City, Iowa. To determine whether Burlington officer Chris Chiprez should face charges in the Oct. 1, 2017, fatal shooting of 27-year-old Marquis Jones, authorities turned to the office of Attorney General Mill...

How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19 ProPublica 12/21/2020 ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This spring, Waterloo, Iowa, became the site of one of the largest — if not the largest — COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in the United States. At the sprawling Tyson Foods pork plant on the eastern edge of town, at least 1,500 of the 2,80...